Vic man gets jail cut over arson, assault

A Victorian man who set his stepmother's car on fire, brandished an axe and assaulted a fireman has had his jail term cut on appeal.

Charlie Tannous, 27, was jailed last year for seven and a half years with a minimum of five years over a 2015 incident where the drug-affected driver crashed his stepmother's Mercedes and set it on fire. He then committed further arson crimes, brandished an axe and assaulted a fireman who had attended the burning car.

On Tuesday, the Court of Appeal resentenced him to a total jail term of four years, combined with a four-year community correction order, ruling the sentencing judge failed to sufficiently take into account his acquired brain injury and mental health issues.